West Hartford senior center calendars, July, August 2015West Hartford NewsJuly 23: Food, FUNding & Friends, Frank Pepe's, July 23, 2015, all day - Introducing a FUN new way to support the Elmwood Senior Center! We will be teaming up with local Elmwood restaurants to host fundraising meals where a portion of the funds raised ...

Oil prices to stay low amid high stockpileSaudi GazetteIn the meantime, the Chinese stock market is increasingly looking like a bubble ready to pop. The Shanghai Composite, an index of all stocks traded on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, that had spiked by 40 percent so far this year and has doubled from ...and more »

Oslo stocks defied the oil price diveViews and News from NorwayTrading on the Oslo Stock Exchange ended the year slightly down this week, but the exchange's main index rose 5 percent for the year despite the recent dive in oil prices. Strong gains in shares outside the oil sector ?saved? the index while heavy ...and more »

Where Nice Evenings Are Recalled by Kurt EllingNew York TimesMr. Obama himself handed over the keys, gave the couple a plant as a housewarming gift and admitted that the oven wasn't all it should be and that another appliance was a bit temperamental. ?He told me, 'You need to unplug it and plug it in again.' It ...and more »

Marine Harvest Shares Headed HigherBarron'sIts shares (ticker: MHG.Norway) are cheap. At Friday's close of 89.65 Norwegian kroner ($11.53), the stock trades at an appetizing 10.2 times projected earnings for 2016. And how's this for bait? Marine Harvest pays a dividend yield of more than 5 ...

Oslo Stock Exchange reboundedViews and News from NorwayAfter weeks of turbulence caused by falling oil prices, falling interest rates and a dive in the value of the krone, Norwegian shares rallied on the Oslo Stock Exchange Thursday. Trading settled down on Friday, but investors gave the exchange a welcome ...

Oslo pulls ahead of New York in shipping fund-raising gameTradeWinds (subscription)Fifteen shipowning companies have floated on either the main Oslo Stock Exchange (OSE) or the city's over-the-counter (OTC) market since the start of 2013 compared to just eight across the Atlantic in New York, according to data from Clarksons Research ...

A beginner's guide to fossil fuel divestmentThe GuardianThe ?carbon bubble? is a term that has been used by regulators, financial companies and campaigners to describe the over-valuation of stocks in coal, gas and oil reserves owned by fossil fuel companies around the world. If governments ... A coalition ...and more »

Norway stocks higher at close of trade; Oslo OBX up 0.05%Investing.comRising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 95 to 79 and 7 ended unchanged. Crude oil for August delivery was down 3.03% or 1.80 to $57.67 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell ...

Norway stocks higher at close of trade; Oslo OBX up 0.43%Investing.comRising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Oslo Stock Exchange by 95 to 81 and 6 ended unchanged. Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.95% or 0.54 to $57.50 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.96% ...

At the open: TSX slumps as Greece crisis weighsThe Globe and MailCanada's main stock index fell more than 1 per cent soon after the open on Monday in a broad retreat as investors fretted about the risk that Greece will leave the euro, with gold miners among the few gainers. The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX ...and more »

Why Muslims in Alaska will fast 9 hours more than othersUSA TODAYThe Islamic fasting month of Ramadan is estimated to begin at sundown Wednesday in the U.S., but some Muslims around the world will face bigger challenges than others. The Quran is clear that the fast should last from before dawn to after dusk but says ...and more »